From: Joichi Ito < Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 1:30 AM To: Reid Hoffman; Epstein Jeffrey; Kevin Slavin Subject: Fwd: Deceptive viruses and collapse in biological and financial networks Attachments: barrangou-science-07.pdt Untitled attachment 00004.htm; nature09659.pdf, Untitled attachment 00007.htm; signature.asc Thanks for taking the time to speak with me yesterday; your thoughts =n the importance of recognizing and modeling deception were =nteresting—and, as always, I enjoyed diving into the philosophical =nd systems-level implications of evolution. Regarding deception, ='ve attached the seminal paper on the CRISPR/Cas system—in which =iruses invade bacteria by masquerading as endogenous DNA, the bacteria =hen endeavor to identify and remember these viruses, and the viruses =espond in turn by 'shuffling' their DNA to again deceive the =ell. Thanks again for your time--would love =o continue these discussions sometime in the future. James 1 EFTA_R1_01972782 EFTA02677661